1. Alarm clock apps for iOS and Mac  permalink

Alarm clock apps for iOS and Mac
Dave Caolo / TUAW

Now that the iPhone's built-in Clock app has suffered two alarm-hindering hiccups , some users are ready for an alternative. Sure, Apple says the latest issue, affecting non-recurring alarms set for January 1st and 2nd of 2011, will be "fixed" as of January 3 . However, some of us here at TUAW experienced the problem again this morning, and ...

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Alarm clock apps for iOS and Mac New Year’s 2011 breaks non-recurring iPhone alarm clocks   —  Mark Gurman | 45310192 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.9to5mac.com%2F45310%2Fnew-years-2011-breaks-non-recurring-iphone-alarm-clocksNew+Year%27s+2011+breaks+non-recurring+iPhone+alarm+clocks+%28update%3A+auto-fixes%292011-01-01+02%3A19%3A37Mark+Gurmanhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.9to5mac.com%2F%3Fp%3D45310 Tweet

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Alarm clock apps for iOS and Mac 5 iPhone alarm apps that actually work   —  When Apple's alarm clock app failed, letting down a multitude of users on New Year's Day and January 2 due to the bug the company still hasn't fully explained, we started looking around for alternatives.

2. Vizio details specs on VIA Tablet and VIA Phone, reveals VIA Plus is Google TV  permalink

Vizio details specs on VIA Tablet and VIA Phone, reveals VIA Plus is Google TV
Richard Lawler / Engadget

Vizio has unveiled more about its plans for the new year which seem to consist largely of a huge push on Android, from the 4-inch phone and 8-inch tablet running a (still unspecified) flavor on their 1 GHz processors, to new VIA Plus HDTVs and Blu-ray players with Google TV built in. The VIA Tablet and VIA Phone (not necessarily final names, ...

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Vizio Dumps Yahoo For Google? Vizio unveils Theater 3D HDTVs with passive glasses tech in 22- to 71-inch sizes   —  We doubt we've seen all of Vizio's 2011 product lineup yet, but the latest information is that it's expanding upon the one Theater 3D TV model currently available with an entire line -- promising to offer 3D with passive glasses in sizes from 22- all the up to 71-inches. There are 21 models detailed in the press release after the break including ...

Mark / I4U News
Vizio Dumps Yahoo For Google? Vizio Tries To Make All Other 3D TVs Look Stupid   —  Vizio knows how to make cheap TVs that consumers actually buy and like, and with the 3D revolution underway, it's doing something that will make even the slightest money-conscious people turn their...

3. Apple Leads Smartphone Race, while Android Attracts Most Recent Customers  permalink

Apple Leads Smartphone Race, while Android Attracts Most Recent Customers
Blog.nielsen.com

The race for the lead in U.S. smartphone operating system (OS) consumer market share is tighter than it has ever been. According to November data from The Nielsen Company, the popularity of the Android OS among those who purchased a smartphone in the last six months (40%) makes it the leading OS among recent acquirers.

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IPhone, Android Tie in Smartphone Race VidTrim: Simple, Free Video Editing on Android   —  Say you used your Android phone to shoot an 8 minute video of your cat playing with a toy, or a half hour video of your baby kind of lying on the floor doing nothing but looking cute. Now say you actually want to watch the video from time to time, but don’t have the free [...]

4. PrimeSense and ASUS team, bring Kinect-like Wavi Xtion to your living room TV  permalink

PrimeSense and ASUS team, bring Kinect-like Wavi Xtion to your living room TV
Sean Hollister / Engadget

PrimeSense provides some of the brains behind Microsoft's Kinect, and wants a bigger piece of the pie ; ASUS has a reputation for announcing wonderfully wacky peripherals every year. At CES 2011, the Wavi Xtion will check off both boxes nicely. In a nutshell, the Xtion is a PrimeSense 3D depth camera built exclusively for PC, but with an ...

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Ars Technica
Kinect designers to debut motion controller for PCs   —  The debut of a motion-sensing controller designed for PCs has been announced by PrimeSense, the creator of the Kinect for XBox 360. The company has teamed up with Asus to make the device, which is in turn creating a dedicated online store for selling compatible apps. The controller goes by the name "WAVI Xtion," and will enable gesture controls ...

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Kinect Hack Turns World of Warcraft Into Full-Body Grind   —  A Microsoft Kinect hack lets World of Warcraft players cast spells, fight opponents and maneuver their characters using simple hand gestures and body movements.

5. An alarm  permalink

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An alarm is a discreet and intelligent alarm watch that gives a vibration on the wrist rather than sound. To set the alarm you simply move the hand to the desired time in the same way as a clock. Manufactured by IDEA, Japan

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Analarm Watch Quietly Wakes You In The Morning Analarm, an alarm clock that wakes only you   —  Design by Industrial Facility, a company focused on sorting problems with elegant solutions, they release an awesome alarm watch that will only wake the person using it.

6. QuickerTek announces Apple Juicz Solar Charger Release v.2  permalink

PrMac / MacMegasite

QuickerTek has expanded its solar chargers to include the just-announced 11 and 13 inch Apple MacBook Air 3rd generation laptops. The Apple Juicz now powers all MacBook and MacBook Pro models as well as all MacBook Air. The Apple Juicz Solar Charger is fully ready to use, with all cables to make "going solar" as easy as it should be. The Apple ...

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Gigaom.com
QuickerTek announces Apple Juicz Solar Charger Release v.2 Apple Holds Smartphone Lead, But Android Is Gaining   —  While Android surges among new smartphone buyers, Apple’s iOS continues to hold on to the overall marketshare lead, although it remains within spitting distance of a fading BlackBerry OS and a hard-charging Android OS, according to the latest figures from the Nielsen Company.

Steven Sande / TUAW
QuickerTek announces Apple Juicz Solar Charger Release v.2 Apple's Greek support provider sues customer for hurting its feelings   —  Things are fine in Denmark, but they're rotten in Greece. Dr. Dimitrios Papadimitriadis (@papadimi on Twitter) was disturbed by some dark spots on his iMac's display, so he took it to Systemgraph (AKA System Graph Technologies), Apple's official warranty support provider in Greece. Systemgraph recommended that the iMac LCD panel be replaced, and ...

7. CES 2011: Samsung Shows Off HMX-Q10 HD Camcorder  permalink

CES 2011: Samsung Shows Off HMX-Q10 HD Camcorder
Shane / I4U News

Samsung has announced that it will be unveiling a new camcorder at CES 2011 for the first time. The new camcorder is a full HD resolution unit called the HMX-Q10. The camcorder has a BSI CMOS sensor...

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CES 2011: Samsung Shows Off HMX-Q10 HD Camcorder Samsung Announces New Entry-Level HD Camcorder: The HMX-Q10   —  Samsung added an affordable HD model to its camcorder lineup in 2011 with the announcement of the HMX -Q10. The HMX -Q10 records Full HD video and uses Samsung’s new Switch Grip technology that is designed to improve handling and user interface.

Dave Zatz / Zatz Not Funny!
CES 2011: Samsung Shows Off HMX-Q10 HD Camcorder CES 2011 – Where’s Dave?   —  For the first time since the blog really got rolling, I won’t be attending the Consumer Electronics Show. CES, of course, is the largest tech trade show in the US and where a wide array of companies preview their wares. As with most years, early on I debated attending. Last year, for example, we had record traffic [...]

8. Price Slashed on Schwinn 240 Recumbent Exercise Bike  permalink

Price Slashed on Schwinn 240 Recumbent Exercise Bike
Susan / I4U News

The Schwinn 240 is available at Amazon for $399.98. It is that time of year again. Time to make New Year's resolutions. Many people pick getting into shape. It is one that is healthy and can be fun...

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Price Slashed on Schwinn 240 Recumbent Exercise Bike ProForm 290 SPX Indoor Cycle Trainer Price Slashed   —  The ProForm 290 is available at Amazon for $299.99. Weather you have a few extra pounds to lose or you just want to get into better shape a workout regimen is the best way to achieve your goals....

9. Lenovo may add ThinkPad tablet for enterprises  permalink

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IDG News Service - Lenovo could introduce a ThinkPad tablet for enterprises, depending on corporate adoption and customer demand for such a device, a company executive said on Tuesday.

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Lenovo tablet line to be out in full force at CES Lenovo Launches New Laptops in ThinkPad Line   —  Lenovo made a lot of noise at CES last year, only to disappoint when the company scuttled the Skylight smartbook and delayed the Ideapad U1 hybrid tablet/laptop. But Lenovo’s back again with some new goodies to share. The embargo lifted today on the latest products in the ThinkPad line. The ThinkPad E220 and E420 run [...]

Computerworld Laptops News
Lenovo to show first tablets at CES   —  Lenovo will show its first tablets this week as it moves to make a mark in the fast-growing market led by Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab.

10. Manufacturing grows, bolsters 2011 outlook  permalink

Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing grew at its fastest pace in seven months in December, extending a recent run of encouraging economic data and suggesting that expansion of the world's biggest economy will accelerate in 2011.

11. Toy smartphone jailbreak: top tech trend for 2011?  permalink

Toy smartphone jailbreak: top tech trend for 2011?
Joseph L. Flatley / Engadget

Not since we ran into Benign Girl at the Dollar General have we been so taken with a toy cellphone. Yours now for a mere 99 cents, Smart Phone (creative name!), proves what we suspected all along: in Shenzhen, even children's playthings are jailbroken . But please be careful, as this thing is only recommended for users over the age of four. Get ...

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Admin / Infoworld
Five smartphone hardware trends in 2011   —  Smartphone sales are expected to continue to grow in 2011, and some of the improvements vendors are making to help convince consumers to pick up a new device include dual-core processors and better video capabilities.

12. Special Report: California or bust  permalink

Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Erich Kwek's new office is awash in sunlight and impeccably ordered, with enough space for a desk, small sitting area and a conference table. If you didn't know better, you might mistake it for a corner office at a successful corporation.

13. Video: Lady Camaro driver has bad day, tries to escape police, succeeds in burnout  permalink

Video: Lady Camaro driver has bad day, tries to escape police, succeeds in burnout
Jeff Glucker / Autoblog

Filed under: Etc. , Videos , Chevrolet , GM , Mercedes-Benz , Humor This is the last place you want to do a burnout - Click above to watch video after the jump When Johnny Law has you and your fourth-generation Chevrolet Camaro convertible cornered, your best bet is to turn off the engine and put your hands where they're clearly visible. While ...

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Chris Shunk / Autoblog
Video: Lady Camaro driver has bad day, tries to escape police, succeeds in burnout Video: GA dealer buys Chevy Volt in NY just so he can show it off to his customers   —  Filed under: Hatchback , Chevrolet , Electric Click above to watch the video after the jump The Chevy Volt is on sale now, but for most Americans there's a catch. The extended range EV must be purchased in one of a select few markets like New York or Los Angeles, leaving many dealers Volt-less until next Fall. That didn't stop the inventive ...

14. Ford Electric Vehicles's Photos - Wall Photos  permalink

Ford Electric Vehicles's Photos - Wall Photos
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On Friday at 11 AM PST, CEO Alan Mulally will have big news from the 2011 International CES in Las Vegas. We'll broadcast his keynote address on a Livestream tab on this page and have exclusive technology news every hour leading up to his address.

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15. CES 2011: Audi e-Tron to Appear at CES  permalink

CES 2011: Audi e-Tron to Appear at CES
Shane / I4U News

I have been saying for a long time now that cars and tech are dovetailing very nicely. Not only is a lot of tech finding its way inside cars to day with all sorts of voice control and entertainment...

16. 3 Reasons Why Business Books Are Bad for You  permalink

3 Reasons Why Business Books Are Bad for You
Www.bnet.com

Dave Logan is a USC faculty member, management consultant, and the best-selling author of four books including Tribal Leadership and The Three Laws of Performance. He has served on the USC faculty since 1996, and teaches leadership and management at the Marshall School of Business. From 2001-2004, he was Associate Dean of Executive Education. He ...

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17. Click Verification  permalink

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18. Drop-dead sexy audio gear from here and abroad  permalink

Drop-dead sexy audio gear from here and abroad
News.cnet.com

Ultimate AV Magazine's Scott Wilkinson has an eye for style. He regularly posts some of the most beautiful shots of high-end audio exotica I've seen, so I decided to share a few of them here.

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19. New JBoss puts Java EE 6 to work  permalink

Admin / Infoworld

The newest version of the open source JBoss Application Server has been released, and is now one of the first production-ready app servers to support Java EE 6. Java EE 6 is the newest version of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition, which was designed to build enterprise applications with the Java programming language and related tools. The ...

20. Verizon Buying Up iPhone-Related Domains  permalink

Verizon Buying Up iPhone-Related Domains
Pocketnow.com

Verizon appears to be buying up Verizon iPhone-related domain names from their previous owners. While doing some research for today's earlier story on the appearance of Verizon iPhone 4 accessories, we discovered that a company called "Verizon Trademark Services LLC" now owns both "iphoneonverizon.com" as well as "iphoneforverizon.com." The same ...

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Kelly Hodgkins / TUAW :   Verizon grabbing iPhone domains